The BBC have issued a statement defending the most recent episode of Doctor Who after complaints were made over the “distressing” themes of afterlife mentioned. In Dark Water, the first episode of a two-part finale, companion Clara’s boyfriend is killed in a car-crash and it is claimed that dead people can feel the pain of cremation.
The BBC have defended the issues mentioned in the show, and have released an official statement claiming that that they were “mindful” of the themes, and pre-warned viewers that some ideas could be upsetting.
“Doctor Who is a family drama with a long tradition of tackling some of the more fundamental questions about life and death,” says the statement.
“We were mindful of the themes explored in Dark Water and are confident that they are appropriate in the context of the heightened sci-fi world of the show.”
The statement continued: “The scene in which a character reveals 3W’s unconventional theory about the afterlife was preceded by the same character warning the Doctor and Clara several times that what they were about to hear could be distressing.”
The second half of the instalment will be aired on BBC this Saturday.
